†Eurotrochilus Mayr 2004 (hummingbird)
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Aves - Caprimulgiformes - Trochilidae
Full reference: G. Mayr. 2004. Old World fossil record of modern-type hummingbirds. Science 304:861-864
Parent taxon: Trochilidae according to G. Mayr 2004
See also Louchart et al. 2008, Mayr 2007, Mayr 2022 and Mayr and Micklich 2010
Sister taxa: Anthracothorax, Chlorostilbon, Florisuginae, Lesbiinae, Mellisuga, Ornismya, Orthorhyncus, Patagoninae, Phaethornithinae, Polytminae, Trochilinae, Trochilus
Subtaxa: Eurotrochilus inexpectatus
Ecology: volant frugivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of France (1 collection), Germany (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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